The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1887-01-07
Riverside.

Riverside.
We hear some emo say ''what has become of
our Riverside Items, has Sylvie got the ear
acher'
No. she is snowbound. and local items don't
seem to be carried by Carrier Pidgeons.n
We thought we bad good joke on bach
elor Of our nsighborhood but quite a number
OF Us join In with him in saying, ''the joke is
on certain little widow"
Vet Pound shot eleven prairie chickens
Christmas, and he shot four chicks and two
jack rabbits the day before.
Quite number Of Riversideites attended
the Christmas tree at the Gsllatin school house
Christmas eve, where Plum tree bore its last
fruit by way Of some beautiful decorations, such
as bouquetes, rosettes. tissue paper ornaments,
apples wax tapers, and presents too numerous
to mention. Tho school children gave some
very appropriate Rotations and Christmas
songs, some Of which were delivered in Eng
lish. then given In Norwegian, under the in.
struetion Of their teacher, Miss Mellman, Of
Daisey. Tho entertainment was grand suc-
cess Miss Mellman is also teaching singing
school once week, with commendable re-
suits.
Early Christmas morning crowd began to
gather at Andrew Parks and continued flock
ing that way till the house was full Of folks
and the stable full Of teams Owing to the
inelemsncy Of the weather, the drifting snow
and the darkness Of the night all hands STAYED
to breakfast Sunday morning. Considering
the lively turn Of some Of the company, that
several Of the party were singers and that there
were three Voilins present, who wouldn't pre-
fer remaining there rather than be out on the
wild prairie with the mercury 10 below zero2
On the 10th Of December thers was neigh
bozhood gathering at Ole Christofson's, seven
teen persons being present at dinner and sup
per, filing one praire mansion, 12x16, pretty
full, and re,naing until late into the night,
The nsxt Of these pleasant gatherings was ap-
pointed to take placs at Angus Stewards on
New Years day.
Angus Stewart has become sick Of the old
way of riding over wheels drawn BY horses.
and ID buying himself building bicycle. T
suppose hereafter horse flesh will be below,
par. We think Norwegian snow shoes would
be more appropriate Just now.
As we attend soeiables and sewing societies.
We hear the men discussing tho interssts Of q
county mutual insurance company. We see
no reason why an insurance COMPANY Of this
kind cannot be conducted as successfully il our
county as in Griggz, where the farmes report
fayorably in the past. Why not think this
matter over. SMSIR.
The most rapid stenographcr thus far deyei.
opsd in the United States ID young stripping
named George C. Lafferty. Of Richmond, Vir-
ginia. There was no one in Washington able
to take certain report being made BY q for
eizn naval oiscer. when this young man was
telsgTaphed for, and although such reporters
change every ten minutes, usually, tho young
man hsld down the speaker for fye hours
without stopping. At the close Speaker Car
Isle summonded tho young VIrginian before
him and handed him his commission naming
him the first on that official staf. These 1e-
portsu get 5000 par year, tho same = con-
| gressmen.
ssLet me write the ballads Of q Daiisn, said
wise man, ''sad : caro- NOT who makes -
Iaux,s 1his is trae, and It mar a3so he sam
that the discovery OF st. zaeobs on -tlsa con
Queror Of pain-haa beeR or moro value % fla
world than tas nnding Of conats
Various msmariais from paAaie beSilss fa-
vozing tho Interstate commeres bin were